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In Cannes this year, Haiti does not go unnoticed. Alongside the films, professionals like Marina Mathieu and Stefan Supplice are also making their voices and projects heard.
This year’s Cannes Film Festival saw Haiti walk the red carpet, notably with Marie Madeleine by Gessica Généus. But beyond the spotlight, other Haitians were very much present, working behind the scenes, in the markets, meetings, and spaces where projects are built. Among them, Marina Mathieu and Stefan Supplice, both members of Coalition M.É.D.I.A., a collective that is gradually establishing itself in the Francophone audiovisual industry.
General Director of Coalition M.É.D.I.A for nearly a year, Marina Mathieu moves between community organization, strategy, and creation. A committed filmmaker, she has directed and produced three award-winning short films, addressing subjects such as police brutality, uterine fibroids in women of African descent, and displacement related to climate disasters.Alongside him, Stefan Supplice, a creative producer and Haitian-Canadian filmmaker based in Ottawa. Co-founder of NIYA Productions, he develops documentaries rooted in memory, identity, and underrepresented voices. He is currently working on his feature film ‘The Silence of Mostafa,’ supported by Telefilm Canada and accompanied by EURODOC. In Cannes, he is present at the Film Market and Cannes Docs to advance this project and meet partners.
